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Where does “σύρμα” come from?

σύρμα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

σύρμα (Byzantine Greek): Anything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...

Definitions

  1. Anything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...

Ancestry of “σύρμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσύρμαAnything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...
2Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

Words derived from “σύρμα”

  • sarma
  • sarma
  • σύρμα
  • συρματόπλεγμα
  • sarma
  • صرمه
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